I am concerned that if we open up this program too much to venture capital funding we will crowd out access to funding needed by truly small businesses.
Ed Markey: “I am concerned that if we open up this program too much to venture capital funding we will crowd out access to funding…”
On the recordFebruary 2, 2021
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Markey warns against allowing too much venture capital in the SBIR program.
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